Dalton Deardorff enters his third season as the Salisbury University head men's and women's golf coach in 2026-27. He was named the
first head coach of the program's modern era on Oct. 24, 2023, helping golf return as a varsity sport after a 40-year hiatus.
Honors/Accomplishments as Head Coach
- 4 Team Tournament Championships
- 3 Individual Tournament Championships
- 2 Women's Conference Golfers of the Week
Notable Moments as Head Coach
- Sept. 7, 2024 - Salisbury competes in its first-ever women's golf event at the Shenandoah Invitational
- Sept. 16, 2024 - Salisbury fields a men's golf team for the first time since 1984 at the Kinder-Williams (Bridgewater) Invitational
- Oct. 19-20, 2025 - Men's golfer Ryan Henneman wins The Melee for Salisbury's first modern-era individual championship
- Mar. 28-29, 2026 - The Salisbury men win the McDaniel Invitational for its first modern-era team title
- Apr. 2, 2026 - The Salisbury women win the Elizabethtown Invitational for its first-ever team title
- Apr. 11-12, 2026 - Salisbury hosts the inaugural Sea Gull Invitational at Green Hill Country Club; the Sea Gull men and women sweep the team titles, with Ryan Henneman and Krista Brosius capturing the men's and women's individual crowns, respectively
Coaching Career Prior to Salisbury
Deardorff brings over 25 years of experience within the sport to the Sea Gull golf program. He comes to Salisbury after spending almost four years as a private instructor based out of Bishopville, Md., offering lessons to golfers of all ages and levels of skill. He also hosts a golf-based podcast,
Wonderful Walks in Golf, which was recently featured in an issue of
Golf Association of Philadelphia Magazine.
A native of Cashtown, Pa., Deardorff played collegiately at Marywood University, joining Marywood’s first-ever golf recruiting class and playing in the university’s first four varsity golf seasons from 2012-16, spending the last three as a team captain. Deardorff helped the Pacers win back-to-back Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) championships in 2015 and 2016, finishing third out of 45 individual competitors in 2016. In both seasons, Marywood qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships, ranking 20th nationally in 2015 and 35th in 2016.
Deardorff has also competed in multiple open and amateur tournaments hosted by the Maryland State Golf Association. He graduated from Marywood in 2017 with a B.A. in Environmental Design & Architecture and is currently a member of the Glen Riddle Golf Club in Berlin, Md.
Last updated: 4/21/26
